Portrait of a Woman by Peter Lely (1645) | Artnap

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Oil portrait of a woman in a white veil and red-brown shawl, gazing forward against a dark background.

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This oil painting shows a woman in a dark bodice with a loose red-brown shawl draped over her arms and hands, her head covered by a pale semi-transparent veil. She gazes directly at the viewer against a dark, muted background. The work is titled Portrait of a Woman, attributed to Peter Lely, and dated 1645.

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Date

1645

Medium

Print

Museum

Wikimedia Commons

License

Public domain

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